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'''Johanna Maria Ellinor Sällström''' ([[December 30]], [[1974]]–[[February 13]], [[2007]]) was a [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[actress]].

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| caption = Johanna Sällström in 2006

| birthname = Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund

| birth_date = {{birth date|1974|12|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Hägersten]], Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|2|13|1974|12|30|df=y}}

| death_place = [[Malmö]], Sweden

| yearsactive = 1993–2006

| spouse = {{marriage|Albin Sällström|2000|2002|end=divorced}}

| children = 1

| relatives = [[Björn Gedda]] (stepfather)

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'''Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström''' (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in ''[[Wallander (Swedish TV series)|Wallander]]''. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1100086,00.html |title=De förstod inte att hon ville dö |trans-title=They didn't realize she wanted to die |first=Pelle |last=Tagesson |date=2007-06-20 |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629004104/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1100086,00.html |archive-date=June 29, 2007}}</ref>

Born in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], Sällström made her first stage appearance in the town of [[Hudiksvall]] at the age of 15, in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. She became famous in Sweden in the [[1990s]], after portraying the [[Adolescence|teenage girl]] Victoria Bärnsten in the [[soap opera]] ''[[Tre kronor (TV Series)|Tre kronor]]''. Later she appeared in many films and received a [[Guldbagge Award]] for best female actress in [[1997]]. Later that same year, Sällström took a break from filming and moved to [[Denmark]].

==Early life==

In 2000 she returned to Sweden to continue her acting career. Sällström became internationally known for her role as police agent Linda Wallander in the filming of [[Henning Mankell|Henning Mankell’s]] books about [[inspector|police inspector]] [[Kurt Wallander]].

Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund was born on 30 December 1974 in [[Hägersten]] outside [[Stockholm]]. She attended a [[Waldorf education|Waldorf school]] and then [[Södra Latin]] for upper secondary school.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sahlberg |first=Ywonne |date=2007-02-15 |title="Hon var inte rädd för att känna smärta i karaktärerna" |trans-title="She was not afraid to feel the pain of the characters" |url=https://www.nt.se/nyheter/malmo/artikel/hon-var-inte-radd-for-att-kanna-smarta-i-karaktarerna/re21veyr |access-date=2025-08-23 |work=[[Norrköpings Tidningar]] |language=sv}}</ref> She was the stepdaughter of [[Björn Gedda]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/jag-saknar-henne-djupt/ |title=Jag saknar henne djupt |trans-title=I miss her deeply |first1=Lena |last1=Olsson |first2=David |last2=Baas |date=15 February 2007 |newspaper=[[Expressen]] |language=sv |access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

==Career==

Johanna Sällström was found dead shortly before midnight on [[February 13]], [[2007]], in her home in Malmö.<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1000242,00.html ''Johanna Sällström är död: Skådespelerskan avled i sitt hem''], in ''[[Aftonbladet]]'', 2007-02-14.</ref> Police have stated that she was not the victim of a crime.

Born in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], Sällström made her first stage appearance in the town of [[Hudiksvall]] at the age of 15, in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]] by [[William Shakespeare]]''. She became famous in Sweden in the [[1990s]], after portraying the [[Adolescence|teenage girl]] Victoria Bärnsten in the [[soap opera]] ''[[Tre kronor (TV Seriesseries)|Tre kronor]]''. LaterThereafter, she appeared in manynumerous filmsproductions, and received a [[Guldbagge Award]] for bestBest female actressActress in a Leading Role for the 1997 film ''[[Beneath the Surface (1997 film)|Under ytan]]''. Later that same year, Sällströmunable to cope with her new-found celebrity, she took a break from filming and moved to [[DenmarkCopenhagen]]., where she worked in a café.

In 2000, Sällström returned to Sweden to continue her acting career. She co-starred with [[Jonas Karlsson]] in ''[[Making Babies (2001 film)|Making Babies]]'' (2001). Both their performances were positively received by Olov Andersson in ''[[Aftonbladet]].''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Olov |date=2001-02-09 |title=Hans och hennes |url=https://wwwc.aftonbladet-cdn.se/puls/film/recension/0,1300,2000031446,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210131015/https://www.aftonbladet.se/puls/film/recension/0,1300,2000031446,00.html |archive-date=2001-02-10 |access-date=2025-08-23 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> In 2005, she played the role of detective constable Linda Wallander in the first season of the Swedish TV series ''[[Wallander (Swedish TV series)|Wallander]]''. Sällström's last role was in an [[Ystad]] theatre production of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s play ''[[The Seagull]]'', which she left prematurely due to illness.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=882798 |title=Jag mår så himla dåligt |trans-title=I feel so damn bad |first=Magnus |last= Hellberg |date=2007-02-17 |newspaper=Expressen |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227095257/http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=882798 |archive-date=February 27, 2007}}</ref>

Her last role was in a [[Ystad]] theatre production of [[Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov's]] play ''[[The Seagull]]''.

==ReferencesPersonal life==

Sällström married Albin Sällström in 2000; they were divorced in 2002, about a year after the birth of their daughter Talulah. In 2004, Sällström and Talulah experienced the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|December 2004 tsunami]] while on holiday in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10878714.ab |title=Hon jobbade väldigt hårt |trans-title=She worked very hard |first1=Annika Sohlander |last1=Cassel |first2=Eric |last2=Tagesson |first3=Pelle |last3=Tagesson |name-list-style=amp |date=15 February 2007 |newspaper=Aftonbladet |language=sv |access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> Talulah died in 2014 from suicide, like her mother did.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Löwengren |first=Karin |date=2016-03-07 |title=Pappa Roy berättar om sorgen efter Johanna Sällström |url=https://www.allas.se/relationer/pappa-roy-berattar-om-sorgen-efter-johanna-sallstrom/131470 |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.allas.se |language=sv-SE}}</ref>

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==External linkDeath==

Sällström was found dead in her [[Malmö]] home on 13 February 2007.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lentz |first=Harris M. III |date=2008 |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t3zGCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA329 |publisher=McFarland Inc. |page=329 |isbn=978-0-7864-3481-7}}</ref> She had recently been released from a psychiatric unit where she had been receiving treatment for [[Mood disorder|depression]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/malmo/johanna-sallstroms-dod-utreds/ |title=Johanna Sällströms död utreds |trans-title=Johanna Sällström's death is being investigated |first=Olof |last=Westerberg |date=23 April 2007 |newspaper=[[Sydsvenskan]] |access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> Her lifelong struggle with depression was exacerbated by her experience in Thailand. In a 2006 interview with the editor of the magazine ''Tove'', she said, "I always thought I would be dead by the age of 30."<ref name=gallagher>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/dec/27/wallandar-hemming-mankell-tv-books-detective |title=Henning Mankell creates a 'female Wallander' following star's suicide |last=Gallagher |first=Paul |date=27 December 2009 |newspaper=[[The Observer]] |___location=London, UK |access-date=27 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="Aftonbladet">{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1000242,00.html |title=Johanna Sällström är död: Skådespelerskan avled i sitt hem |trans-title=Johanna Sällström is dead: The actress passed away in her home |first1=Robert |last1=Triches |first2=Johan |last2=Edgar |display-authors=etal |date=2007-02-14 |newspaper=Aftonbladet |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216004348/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1000242,00.html |archive-date=2007-02-16}}</ref>

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[[Henning Mankell]]'s grief and guilt over her death swayed him from writing the last two novels of his projected Linda Wallander trilogy. Instead, he published a final novel focused on Kurt, before his own death in 2015. The character of Linda Wallander did not appear in the second ''Wallander'' series produced for Swedish TV: as another main character had just been written out because of suicide, Linda was "kept" off-screen, but said to be working elsewhere.<ref name="gallagher" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1046055,00.html |title=Hon kände aldrig riktigt att hon dög |trans-title=She never really felt like she was good enough |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2007-04-15 |newspaper=Aftonbladet |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520003736/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1046055,00.html |archive-date=May 20, 2007}}</ref>

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